London in 1991 Through Fascinating Photos _ UK Time Capsule

The country started out with a Conservative Government in Downing Street at the beginning and a New Labour government at the end. IRA attacks gave way to the Good Friday Agreement and a new period of peace. Docklands along the Thames that had grown stagnant found new life as economic centres. New construction projects changed the face of the city as the London Eye began to go up in time for the new millennium.

 

By December 31, 1999, the city would be a completely different place, boldly charging into a new era.

 

These fascinating photos were taken by Peter Marshall that show street scenes of London in 1991.

 

Ford Square, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

Asrar Fashions, New Road, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

Boarding Bus, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991

Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, London, 1991

Bus Stop, South London, 1991

Couple, Market, East St, Southwark, London, 1991

Dock St, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

E Turner & Sons, Builders Merchants, 45 Barking Rd, Canning Town, Newham, London, 1991

Graffiti, Helix Rd, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1991

Greengrocers Stall, Green St, Upton Park, Newham, London, 1991

Gunthorpe St, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1991

Lord Mayor's Show, London, 1991

Newsagents, St James's, Westminster, London, 1991

Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991

Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991

Paper Seller, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991

Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991

Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991

Passengers, Train, Southern Region, British Rail, Windsor Line, London, 1991

People on Street, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991

People on Street, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991

River Thames, Canary Wharf, Rotherhithe, Southwark, King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

Street Meeting, Barking Rd, West Ham, Newham, London, 1991

Throgmorton St, London, 1991

Waiting for the Bus, Manor Park, Newham, London, 1991

Wardour St, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991

Wentworth St, Commercial St, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

Woman, Bus, Camberwell, Southwark, London, 1991

York Buildings, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1991